Anvil



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ANVIL.

No. 543,397, Patented July 23, 1895.

U ITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

MALREE W. MOINTURFE'OF PROSPERITY, MISSOURI.

ANVIL.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,397, dated July 23, 1895.

Application filed April 1, 1895. Serial No. 543,933.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MALREE W. MCINTURFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prosperity, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anvils; and I do hereby declare the following to be exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which-it appertains to make and use the same.

' My invention relates to improvements in anvils, and particularly to an anvil intended for use in the blacksmith shops of mining com- I panies.

The invention will first be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an anvil embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view in reverse to. that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that my improved anvil comprises two wings 1 and 2, both mounted on and preferably formed integral with a base-plate 3, which is provided with a central hole 4, by means of which the anvil may be secured to the anvilblock in such a manner as to be easily rotated thereon, thereby permitting the anvil to be turned in any direction most convenient to the blacksmith. It will be noticed that the two wings extend at right angles to each other, one of the wings 1 having the general appearance of an ordinary anvil, and being provided with the usual horn 5, beak-iron socket 6, and round hole 7, the beak-iron socket, however, not being in the longitudinal center of the wing 1, but nearer the wing 2. In addition to these, the wings land 2 are also provided with beveled edges 8, on which drills may be forged, a series of marks or graduations be-.

ing placed at 9, so as to form a gage for the smith in spreading the .drills for the miners use. These graduations are preferably for three-quarter-inch, one-inch, and one-andone-quarter-inch drills, but of course may be made for anydesired size.

Near the horn of the anvil is formed a depression 10, which is used in drawing the nipple in horseshoe-toes,which nipple is usually formed for insertion in a socket in the shoe prior to welding the toe to the shoe.

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In the wing 2 are formed a series of curved depressions, as shown at 11, these depressions being of varying sizes and serving to aid the smith in turning bands for hubs of wagons,

cars,&c. In the outer side of the wing 2 are a series of holes 12 of Varying sizes,which are and at exact right angles to each other along the portion shown at let, these faces thus serving as a try-square for the smith.

The front edge of the base-plate is of such size as to project beyond the edge of the block, and is provided with a series of bolt-forming holes, as at 15, which are of a larger size than those in the wing 2, above described.

It will be seen that by my construction the smith is provided with an anvil which onables him to do all the usual work of the mines without resorting to the use of special blocks or tools.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An anvil comprising two wings, one of the wings having a nipple drawing depression near one end, a bevel drill drawing surface near the inside edge, a horn and a beak-iron provided with a socket and round hole, and the other wing having a series of band-forming curved recesses near the inner edge, a series of bolt forming holes near the outer edge and a calk-turning slot near its outer end, substantially as described and for the pur pose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

M. W. MOINTURFF.

Witnesses:

I. B. GILBREATH, J. B. MESPLAY. 

